Compare towns
Brooklin vs Windham vs Sedgwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklin has the oldest housing (typical home built 1980).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Sedgwick has the shortest commute (23 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brooklin | Windham | Sedgwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
19,188Highest |
1,274 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
52.4±4.2Highest 17% above ME |
| Sedgwick and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.5%±10.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sedgwick and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
44.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$70,446±$14k 6% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$336,200±$49kLowest 13% above ME |
| Windham and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,048±$770Lowest 8% below ME |
| Brooklin and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,545 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sedgwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Brooklin Public Schools | RSU 14 | Sedgwick Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.